SpaceX Tested Its Starship Again. Successful Launch But Both Vehicles Were Destroyed
SpaceX has completed its second orbital launch test; and once again, the results were a bit mixed!
A Galaxy Only 350 Million Years Old Had Surprising Amounts of Metal
Astrophysicists working with the JWST have found a surprising amount of metal in a galaxy only 350 million years after…
ESA’s Juice Mission is Approaching Earth. Why Has it Come Home Before Visiting Jupiter?
JUICE Prepares for a first of its kind double-flyby next year.
Simulating How Moon Landings Will Kick Up Dust
When spacecraft land on the Moon, their exhaust strikes the powdery regolith on the lunar surface. The Moon has low…
It’s Time for the Mars Rovers to Hunker Down and Wait for the Earth to Return
If you've noticed a slowdown in Mars news lately, it's because of the Sun. Or, rather, it's because the Sun…
Saturn’s Rings will Disappear in 2025. Don’t Worry, They’ll Return Soon Enough
The rings of Saturn are some of the most well-known and captivating spectacles in the night sky, which are so…
Gaze Into the Heart of the Milky Way in This Latest JWST Image
Thanks to its infrared capabilities, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) allows astronomers to peer through the gas and dust…
A Robotic Chemist Could Whip up the Perfect Batch of Oxygen on Mars
Humans on Mars will need oxygen, and Mars' atmosphere is pretty anemic when it comes to the life-sustaining element. NASA's…
A New Technique Has Dramatically Improved ALMA’s Resolution
To those familiar with optical telescopes, the idea of doing something to achieve higher resolution with their telescope may seem…
NASA Tests a Prototype Europa Lander
NASA engineers are testing a prototype for a Europa Lander, which will search the surface of Jupiter's icy moon for…